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William P. Fessenden

1806 - 1869

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William Pitt Fessenden (October 16, 1806 – September 8, 1869) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Fessenden was a Whig (later a Republican) and member of the Fessenden political family. He served in the United States House of Representatives and Senate before becoming Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William P. Fessenden has received more than 145,550 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). William P. Fessenden is the 16,768th most popular politician (down from 14,921st in 2019), the 13,528th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,159th in 2019) and the 963rd most popular American Politician.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.66

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  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William P. Fessenden ranks 16,768 out of 15,577. Before him are Shelley Moore Capito, Sean Hannity, Andreas Scheuer, Muath Al-Kasasbeh, Avi Gabbay, and Carter Glass. After him are Knut Tore Apeland, Bill Clements, Firmin Ngrébada, John Tower, Mustapha Adib, and José Antonio Alonso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1806, William P. Fessenden ranks 57. Before him are Blanka Teleki, Aristeidis Moraitinis, Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco, Leonidas Polk, John B. Floyd, and Nathaniel Parker Willis.  Among people deceased in 1869, William P. Fessenden ranks 59. Before him are Diomidis Kyriakos, Thomas Hodgskin, Charles Sturt, John Bell, Afzal-ud-Daulah, and Robert J. Walker. After him is Benjamin Fitzpatrick.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William P. Fessenden ranks 13,528 out of 18,182. Before him are Joel Courtney (1996), Carter Glass (1858), Alanna Masterson (1988), Brooke Burns (1978), David Lee (1983), and Colin Egglesfield (1973). After him are Randy Blythe (1971), Bill Clements (1917), Ann Little (1891), Joey Badass (1995), Samira Wiley (1987), and Kali Rocha (1971).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William P. Fessenden ranks 963. Before him are Thomas Corwin (1794), Samuel D. Ingham (1779), Ed Schafer (1946), Shelley Moore Capito (1953), Sean Hannity (1961), and Carter Glass (1858). After him are Bill Clements (1917), John Tower (1925), Caleb Strong (1745), Felix Grundy (1777), Paul Laxalt (1922), and Charles Rangel (1930).

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